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Press Release ExtraTainment CEO Curt Roth speaks at Mobile Multimedia Messaging in Rome Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 28 August 2001 PRESS RELEASE EXTRATAINMENT CEO CURT ROTH SPEAKS AT MOBILE MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING ROME ExtraTainment CEO Curt Roth will be speaking at the Mobile Multimedia Messaging congress on Tuesday the 18th of September 2001 at the Cavalieri Hotel in Rome, Italy. Roth will be speaking at 16h10 on the second day of the congress. His presentation is titled "Effectively Providing Innovative Content Using Multimedia Messaging". He will discuss questions like 'How will the multimedia content differ from text messaging services or mobile email?' and 'How will content and multimedia messaging differ depending on type of network used?' Mobile multimedia messaging is the transferring of data of all kinds across mobile devices, including pictures and animation content. This technology allows for the use of mobile devices for more than speech and text, turning the possibility of mobile internet into a reality. The congress will be held on Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th of September 2001 at the Cavalieri Hotel in Rome. Besides ExtraTainment, speakers will include Nokia, Motorola and Siemens. The event is organized by IBC London. For more information on the Mobile Multimedia Messaging Congress, please visit the website: www.ibctelecoms.com/mmm ExtraTainment is recognized as one of the world's leading companies for the creation and delivery of mobile multimedia entertainment content. ExtraTainment offers streaming, narrow bandwidth entertainment content such as cartoons, animations and games to mobile network operators to be delivered on SMS, WAP, 3G (UMTS; Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), Pocket PCs and internet-based (mobile) terminals. Thanks to its narrow bandwidth-based multimedia content - a unique invention by ExtraTainment - mobile networks can now offer multimedia content at an early stage without the immediate need for high bandwidth networks like 3G. ExtraTainment's streaming cartoons can be sent over low to medium speed GSM and GPRS networks, enabling a 3G experience over 2G networks. The content of ExtraTainment is aimed at a younger audience, is not tied to any language or culture and is therefore extremely suitable for the global mobile market. ExtraTainment also delivers locally focused content for markets in Europe and Asia Pacific. ExtraTainment is a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Interactive Entertainment Award nominee. It is a winner of the Cool Site of the Month Award and is nominated for the Cool Site of the Year Award. More information on ExtraTainment is available at: Internet corporate http://www.extratainment.com Internet entertainment http://www.extratainment.com/cartoonmayhem.html WAP phones www.waptoons.com Pocket PCs http://www.pockettainment.com Note to the editor: For more information please contact Public Relations Officer Ms. Mijke Niks, phone +31 (0)10 4390200, fax +31 (0)10 4390210 or e-mail mijke.niks@extratainment.com. For examples and downloads of ExtraTainment cartoons, logos and banners, go to: http://www.extratainment.com/media_press.htm If you wish to be removed from our press mailing list, please send an e-mail with subject “unsubscribe” to press@extratainment.com. |
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